59.6% of matchups won
972 matchups
Elo 1623
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/04/23
mission: Promote self-sufficiency and honesty. · Philosophy and ethics · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing58%
picked as helping wellbeing
864 matchups
69%
picked as hurting wellbeing
108 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Founded Cynicism
- Challenged social norms
- Promoted cosmopolitanism
- Influenced Stoicism
- Wrote dialogues
Based on 972 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/04/23. Full rankings ·
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